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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,723 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 87

Morpeth Council Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening to" deal with business that should have come before a meeting…

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Primary Producers' Union. District Council Meeting. Scheme for Helping Farmers. Water Conservation Again

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Muswellbrook on 23rd ult., dealt with a number of matters of vital importance to settlers and producers. Those present were:—Messrs. W. H…

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Scone Municipal Band

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 2

A further meeting of the above was held at Surman's Rooms on Wednesday last. Mr. J. W. Joughin occupied the chair…

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Unemployed Council Opens Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 5

In a minute submitted to the West Maitland Council last evening the Mayor Alderamn R.L. Pender [?] that since last meeting a…

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Electric Light. Cessnock Council's Proposal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held last evening to deal with the electricity supply and bus services…

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Coal Crisis. Resolution by Council of Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 7

The New South Wales Council of Church yesterday recolved:—"In view of the acuteness of the present distress occasioned by the dislocation…

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West Maitland Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Building Applications

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Alderman R.L…

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The Eight Points. West Maitland Council's Decision. Agreement on Abattoirs Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 5

The West Maitland Council has adopted the eight points recommended by a conference of district councils as basis for the establishment of abattoirs. These recommendations have been agreed to by other…

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Bolwarra Shire Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 6

A meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Lorn, yesterday afternoon. There were present tho President…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council, held on Tuesday last, there were present Crs. R. W. Alison, President, A. G. H…

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Kearsley Shire Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 6

The Kearsley Shire Council met last night, when there were present Crs. A. Burns (president), C. Jaggard, J. Rose, J. Lunn, W. Wright, W. Varty, and…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineers Monthly Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 4

Mr. Shire Engineer McGowen reported as follows:— I have to report that the following works have been satisfactorily…

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Aberdeen Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 1

The extraordinary election to fill one vacancy on the Aberdeen Municipal Council, resulted in one of the lowest polls on record being…

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Union Dues Must Be Paid. Kearsley Shire Council's Decision. Suspension for Delinquents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 4

There's trouble in store for employees of the Kearsley Shire Council who have not paid their Union fees. Last night the…

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Shire and Municipal Boundaries Interesting Position at South Grafton

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 4

An interesting position has arisen in connection with the alteration of the boundaries of South Grafton Municipality and Orara Shire, which adjoin…

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Shire Works Engineer's Progress Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Council, submitted the following report concerning the progress of Shire…

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Pigs Uprooted His Garden Tarro Shire Ratepayer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 8

Claiming that pigs that pigs had caused damaged to his property to the extent of £32/17/-, a ratepayer in the Tarro Shire considered that he had…

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Main Roads. Shire Engineer's Reports. Cessnook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

At Kearsley Shire Council last night the engineer Mr. Shine reported that the contractor for Broke Rd., Mr. Mitchell had not yet…

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No Hard Feelings Resignation of Cr. Thomas Shire President's Regrets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

"While we did not always see eye to eye with each other, I must say I admired Cr. Thomas as a fighter. He hit hard and got some hard knocks…

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Conflicting Reports Regarding 'Bus Matters Mr. Caskey Says One Thing and Mr. McGILVRAY Another. "Municipal Inspector's Report Was a Startler to Me," Says Cr. Burns Civic Fathers Decline to Confer with the Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

When doctors differ who shall decide ? Likewise when council inspectors submit entirely different reports concerning the same subject,…

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